Finding aid to the Peter Radcliff Oral History
Finding aid created by Labor Archives and Research Center staff
Labor Archives and Research Center
2017
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722
larc@sfsu.edu
Title: Peter Radcliff oral history
Date (inclusive): 2000
Creator:
Labor Archives and Research Center
Extent:
4 audio cassettes
Collection number: larc.oh.rad
Contributing Institution: Labor Archives and Research Center
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu
Abstract: Sound recording of interview with Peter Radcliff conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Describes his activities with the American
Federation of Teachers (AFT) before the San Francisco State Strike of 1968-69, the role of strike activists, leaders and opponents
in detail, assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the student and faculty strike movement, and the long-term effects of
the strike on faculty morale, the direction of faculty unionism, and campus life at San Francisco State University.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English.
Collection is open for research.
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Peter Radcliff oral history. San Francisco State University. Labor Archives and Research Center
Interview conducted by Harvey Schwartz, 2000.
Union activist and official in the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the California Faculty Association at San Francisco
State since 1963, participant in the San Francisco State Strike of 1968-69.
Scope and Content of Collection
Sound recording of interview with Peter Radcliff conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Describes his activities with the American
Federation of Teachers (AFT) before the San Francisco State Strike of 1968-69, the role of strike activists, leaders and opponents
in detail, assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the student and faculty strike movement, and the long-term effects of
the strike on faculty morale, the direction of faculty unionism, and campus life at San Francisco State University.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audio cassettes.
Oral histories.
Radcliff, Peter, 1932-
Schwartz, Harvey
American Federation of Teachers
California Faculty Association